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Neuroendocrine response to violence during pregnancy - impact on duration of pregnancy and fetal growth

Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 2009-01, Vol.88 (7), p.818-823 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2009 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted 2009 ;Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2009 ;2009 INIST-CNRS ;ISSN: 0001-6349 ;ISSN: 1600-0412 ;EISSN: 1600-0412 ;DOI: 10.1080/00016340903015321 ;PMID: 19479450 ;CODEN: AOGSAE

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Title:
Neuroendocrine response to violence during pregnancy - impact on duration of pregnancy and fetal growth
Author: Valladares, Eliette ; Peña, Rodolfo ; Ellsberg, Mary ; Persson, Lars Åke ; Högberg, Ulf
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Biological and medical sciences ; birthweight ; Bones, joints and connective tissue. Antiinflammatory agents ; cortisol ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy ; Female ; Fetal Development ; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics ; Humans ; Hydrocortisone - secretion ; Infant, Low Birth Weight ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Small for Gestational Age ; Medical sciences ; Nicaragua - epidemiology ; Pharmacology. Drug treatments ; Population Surveillance ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology ; Pregnancy Outcome ; Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta ; Risk Factors ; Saliva - chemistry ; small-for-gestational age ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Stress, Psychological - metabolism ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Violence
Is Part Of: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 2009-01, Vol.88 (7), p.818-823
Description: Objective. To study the neuroendocrine release of cortisol in response to perceived stress among pregnant women exposed to partner violence and how this affects the duration of pregnancy and the intrauterine growth of the infant. Design. Cross-sectional community-based study. Setting. Health and Demographic Surveillance System of León, Nicaragua. Population. One-hundred and forty-seven pregnant women. Methods. Standardized scales to measure intimate partner violence, social resources, perceived stress, and socio-economic conditions were applied. Two salivary samples for cortisol were collected in the morning and afternoon on the same day. Linear regression and path analysis were used. Main outcome measures. Cortisol levels, gestational age, and weight at delivery. Results. Partner violence during the pregnancy, low social resources, and perceived maternal stress were associated with high level of salivary cortisol. Pregnant women with high cortisol levels were significantly more likely to give birth to small-for-gestational age babies, but not to deliver preterm. A substantial decrease of birthweight, 121-186 g, was associated with an increase in cortisol in association with violence exposure. Conclusion. Partner violence during pregnancy is a stressor that provokes high levels of cortisol, which is associated with reduction of birthweight.
Publisher: Oxford, UK: Informa UK Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0001-6349
ISSN: 1600-0412
EISSN: 1600-0412
DOI: 10.1080/00016340903015321
PMID: 19479450
CODEN: AOGSAE
Source: Journals@Ovid Open Access Journal Collection Rolling
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Neuroendocrine response to violence during pregnancy - impact on duration of pregnancy and fetal growth

2009 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted 2009 ;Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2009 ;2009 INIST-CNRS ;ISSN: 0001-6349 ;ISSN: 1600-0412 ;EISSN: 1600-0412 ;DOI: 10.1080/00016340903015321 ;PMID: 19479450 ;CODEN: AOGSAE

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